Xaotiq1
2013-11-12, 04:25 PM
So, I had an odd thought as I was paging through my AD&D 2nd edition books. In Tome of Magic (AD&D2nd) and Spells and Magic, they introduce new kinds of magic schools. Schools of Effect and Schools of Thaumaturgy.
Schools of effect as presented dealt with the elemental planes (air, earth, fire, water), Dimensions and space (Enlarge Person, Dimension Door, Rope Trick, etc.), Force (Launch Bolt, the Bigby's hand spells), Mentalism (same as enchantment, really), and Shadow (mostly an Illusion +Necromancy school.
Schools of Thaumaturgy are set along the lines of how they are cast: Alchemy (potions and other fantasy chemistry), Artifice (Spells cast through or on objects; or spells that create items), Geometry (spells dealing with marks and runes), Song (I think we all know what goes here, yes?), and Wild Magic (unpredictable spells).
My goal is to take all of the currently published spells in Core, the Completes, and the Spell Compendium and organize them under these guidelines. As this will be quite a large undertaking, I am seeking assistance from the boards! In the next day or so, I plan on posting what I have. In the meantime or even before, if you all have any input, please feel free to contribute! Thank you in advance for all assistance and constructive commentary!
Schools of effect as presented dealt with the elemental planes (air, earth, fire, water), Dimensions and space (Enlarge Person, Dimension Door, Rope Trick, etc.), Force (Launch Bolt, the Bigby's hand spells), Mentalism (same as enchantment, really), and Shadow (mostly an Illusion +Necromancy school.
Schools of Thaumaturgy are set along the lines of how they are cast: Alchemy (potions and other fantasy chemistry), Artifice (Spells cast through or on objects; or spells that create items), Geometry (spells dealing with marks and runes), Song (I think we all know what goes here, yes?), and Wild Magic (unpredictable spells).
My goal is to take all of the currently published spells in Core, the Completes, and the Spell Compendium and organize them under these guidelines. As this will be quite a large undertaking, I am seeking assistance from the boards! In the next day or so, I plan on posting what I have. In the meantime or even before, if you all have any input, please feel free to contribute! Thank you in advance for all assistance and constructive commentary!